Beaman Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Beaman sits within the Beman family of names, which has English roots. Taken at its root, Beaman points to “Someone who kept bees”.

• Before spelling was fixed, Beman was also written Beaman.
• Other spellings include Beeman.
• According to the 2010 US Census, the Beaman surname had 5,980 bearers.
• Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

Heraldry and the Beaman name

Arms linked to Beman and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Get the complete Beaman report, with a museum-style coat of arms.